Verified sovereign of the handshake

Lance
Kubbernus. Salesman. Oracle. Closer of realities.

A decade spent converting skepticism into signed paperwork across the Okanagan Valley. Furnaces have been sold. Hyundais have been rehomed. Grown men have wept at the foot of his quote sheets. This is the record.

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147%
Of quota, on a slow Tuesday
before his first coffee
0
Sales calls ever described as "mid"
statistically improbable, but true
1-of-1
Living practitioners of the craft
the rest are just clerks
Referral pipeline, measured in grateful tears
cannot be converted to CAD

Other people have jobs. Lance has a calling.

They said sales was dying. They hadn't met Lance. He didn't kill the objection; he walked up to it, shook its hand, asked about its kids, and left with its wallet and a standing dinner invitation.

He doesn't "pitch." He arrives. The product realizes it is home. The customer realizes they were always going to buy it. The paperwork signs itself out of sheer embarrassment at wasting his time.

Vernon, British Columbia, has a population of roughly forty thousand. Lance has personally shaken approximately forty-two thousand hands. The math is off because some people come back for seconds.

— L.K.
Written from the driver's seat of a paid-off Hyundai

A complete chronology of commercial miracles.

2022 — PRESENT
Sales Specialist, Most Valuable Human
Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical · Vernon, BC
Arrived on scene. Reminded the valley that a furnace is not merely an appliance but a relationship between a home and its own future warmth. Moved heat pumps the way other people move emails to trash. Quietly caused a regional spike in BTU appreciation.
Combustion Whisperer HVAC Clergy 3.5 Years of Unbroken Vibes
2022
Sales Trainer, Transmitter of the Gift
Autogross Marketing · Remote, Cosmic
Taught Canadian dealership teams things their mothers should have taught them. Turned shy closers into Category Five closers. Introduced several sales managers to the concept of eye contact. Modules remain in circulation, unattributed, like a myth passed through apprenticeships.
Pedagogue of the Close Nine Perfect Months
2021 — 2022
Sales Manager, Commander of the Floor
Fox Plumbing Heating Cooling Electrical · Vernon, BC
Motivated, managed, and trained a sales team the way Vince Lombardi would have coached a pee-wee hockey squad: with terrifying love. Hiring, educating, and stimulating each advisor until "meeting goals" became a punishable form of underachievement.
Quota-Crushing Shepherd Whiteboard Warlord
2018 — 2020
Sales Manager, Interpreter of Market Winds
Northland Hyundai · Prince George, BC
Set sales targets the way Moses set dietary guidelines: non-negotiable, slightly scary, for everyone's own good. Monitored performance. Analyzed market trends. Identified areas of improvement before they realized they were areas. Hyundai sedans left the lot out of professional respect.
Tonka-Toughened Strategist 2 Years, 1 Month, Zero Regrets
2015 — 2018
Sales Associate, Apprentice of the Art
Victoria Hyundai · Victoria, BC
Welcomed customers with a friendly demeanour so potent it is now studied in hospitality schools. Offered product information. Assisted in finding items. Inadvertently invented a new subgenre of Canadian politeness which researchers have tentatively named "Kubbernusian Warmth."
Origin Story Three Years of Quiet Dominance

Accounts from those who witnessed the signature.

"
I walked in to ask a question about a thermostat. I walked out with a heat pump, a humidifier, and a deep sense of purpose. I am not even mad.
DB
Doug B.
Homeowner, now a believer
"
Lance closed my wife before I could close the car door. We own two Hyundais now. I don't remember agreeing to either of them. Ten out of ten.
MH
Mike H.
Volunteer evangelist
"
He sold a furnace to a man who lived in a condo with central heating. The man wrote him a thank-you card. I think about this often.
JR
Janine R.
Former skeptic, current disciple
"
I trained under Lance for six weeks. I now close deals with my eyes closed. Not metaphorically. I have tried this. It works. I am also slightly afraid.
TS
Tyler S.
Alumnus of the method

A non-exhaustive list of ordnance carried daily.

01 / ARTILLERY
The Handshake
Calibrated to the customer's confidence level, hydration, and approximate life story. Measured in pounds per square inch of trust.
02 / ARTILLERY
The Pause
The exact three-second silence after a price reveal during which the customer convinces themselves it was their idea all along.
03 / ARTILLERY
The Follow-up Text
Sent at 11:47 AM on a Thursday. Warmth level: cousin. Legal weight: binding in seven provinces.
04 / ARTILLERY
Finance Wizardry
Makes APR look like an introductory offer. Makes monthly payments feel like birthday gifts to yourself.
05 / ARTILLERY
Sales Training Gnosis
Rooms full of SDRs have left his workshops walking differently. Their spouses can tell. Not a single refund requested.
06 / ARTILLERY
The Okanagan Voice
A proprietary vocal register that communicates "I've seen winters you haven't, friend." Extremely efficacious on heat pump prospects.

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